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FABIANI WELCOMES MORE EAST KILBRIDE INVESTMENT SUCCESS

 Linda Fabiani MSP for East Kilbride has welcomed the news that Coca-Cola Enterprise’s East Kilbride site will benefit from a £5.4m investment that will see the installation of an energy-efficient bottle blowing facility for producing lightweight PET bottles, and a state-of-the-art packaging machine that removes the need to use cardboard in multi-pack products. Linda who ...

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FABIANI SAYS EK NEWS ‘DISH UP BETTER GRUB’ CAMPAIGN MUST CONTINUE

 Linda Fabiani MSP has criticised the Labour Party for turning the ‘Dish up Better Grub campaign’ into a photo opportunity that could backfire on Hairmyres patients. Linda hit out after a visit to the hospital ended with Margaret McCulloch, Labour regional MSP, complimenting the standard of food based on a single meal and discussions with ...

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MINISTER PRAISES LOCAL WOMAN’S FIGHT FOR JUSTICE

Minister for Veterans, Keith Brown has paid tribute to local woman Jessie Munn in the campaign to get compensation for British Nuclear Test Veterans.  The comments came during a parliamentary debate on Nuclear Test Veterans.  Mr Brown said “we owe the nuclear test veterans and, indeed, all veterans a debt of gratitude is not in ...

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Holyrood News

This week in Holyrood MSPs have been discussing … Public sector pensions On Wednesday the Parliament approved next week’s parliamentary business which includes a Scottish Government debate on the public sector pensions dispute – on November 30th.  The Scottish Government said whilst we support the aims of the strike, we believe it is far more ...

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FABIANI BACKS SWINNEY’S CALL FOR ECONOMIC STIMULUS

Linda Fabiani MSP for East Kilbride has backed a letter from Finance Secretary, John Swinney to the UK Chancellor for new initiatives to stimulate economic growth in his Autumn Statement. Linda said “The Chancellor must use the opportunity his Autumn Statement gives him to put in place new measures to boost the economy and enhance ...

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